A400M Airbus Flier crashed because of software issues

Re:A400M Airbus Flier crashed because of software issues by hydrogen18 on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @08:07AM (#9569410)

I thought that 'lowest bidder wins' was an American phenomenon? Certainly, Boeing and others have figured out how to game the system here in the states and abroad.

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Re:A400M Airbus Flier crashed because of software issues by nier on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @08:40AM (#9569580)

My german architect clients say: “Ze lowest bidder wins to start ze project with ze highest bidder’s plans.” Which is funny when you squint enough to ignore the tragedy.

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Re:A400M Airbus Flier crashed because of software issues by VMG on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @08:18AM (#9569468)

> I thought that 'lowest bidder wins' was an American phenomenon?

Why should it be?

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Re:A400M Airbus Flier crashed because of software issues by happyscrappy on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @08:52AM (#9569641)

Because Europe cares about people not money, like in Greece.

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Re:A400M Airbus Flier crashed because of software issues by jmnicolas on Wednesday May 20, 2015 @09:35AM (#9576166)

I'm European ... and I upvoted you. They sold us the EU as a big brotherhood of the European people, instead we got a giant bureaucracy at the service of big corpo.

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Re:A400M Airbus Flier crashed because of software issues by madez on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @08:59AM (#9569670)

Oh, the irony, bitter - just like medicine.

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